August 8, 1860
Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862
Autograph letter signed
Title: to James Blood
Stevens, chairman of the National Democratic Executive Committee, garners support for the Democratic Party prior to the 1860 Presidential election. Informs Blood, a customs collector at Newburyport, Massachusetts, that the organizers of an upcoming Democratic event must distribute documents and make provision for speakers. Instructs Blood to send his donation to General Whitney, Customs Collector of the Port of Boston. Written on National Democratic Executive Committee stationery. On the top left side of this document, a printed notice advocates John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky for…
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